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"Love Train"
#1 weeks: 1
weeks: 1973-03-24
genre: r&b, philly soul, disco
artist: The O'Jays
album: Back Stabbers
writers: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
producers: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
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lengths: 2:50

"Love Train" is a song by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff that was a hit record for The O'Jays. Released in 1973, it reached number one on both the R&B Singles and the Billboard Hot 100 charts and was certified gold by the RIAA. It was The O'Jays' first and only number-one record on the U.S. pop chart. The song's lyrics of unity mention a number of countries, including England, Russia, China, Egypt and Israel, as well as the continent of Africa.

Besides its release as a single, "Love Train" was the last song on The O'Jays' album Back Stabbersand also a single from The Supremes.

The song has been used in a series of advertisements for Coors Light beer. It was on the soundtrack to the film, Hitch. The song was played at the 2008 Democratic National Convention to celebrate unity after Senator Hillary Clinton threw her support to Senator Barack Obama.

The Rolling Stones covered "Love Train" on their 2004 DVD called Four Flicks, as well as Tommy Lee for the Final Destination 3soundtrack.

The Wiggles covered this song on their album, Racing to the Rainbow.